I started running every day on August 16th 2016. I had just gotten a new watch but had already run the day before, so normally I’d take days off. Wanting to test my new toy I ran a successive day and just never stopped. Coming up on 7 years now, 2515 days.
It’s been transformative, to say the least. And I have run at weird places and weird times to get that run in, but so far neither fatherhood nor covid have made me lose the streak.
Listening to your body and doing plenty of slow and short runs is essential to staying injury free, and I would recommend working up to it.
Biggest benefit, it requires no discipline and motivating to do once there is a habit and a streak counter. It’s like brushing teeth, just something that happens, no matter what (pouring rain, ice, after a long day, whatever).
Who else is doing this and what have been your experiences?
Preach on! I’ve crossed my 3 year mark in April, and I had exactly the same experience as you: once it’s a habit, motivation is secondary, good discipline regarding slow recovery runs, and I also had some weird runs. Including the one where I ran around the hospital while my kids were waiting inside, with their mom. It was 11PM, we’ve been waiting for 7 hours at that point, and I had office clothes and shoes. It was snowing outside, but I had to feel the parking meter again, so I made it a quick run, just to keep the streak alive.